I was at Sunday night's Phillies-Mets game, so I was part of that remarkable scene where the crowd was chanting "USA! USA!" as news spread about the killing of Osama bin Laden. I started a post about the experience, but...

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I was at Sunday night's Phillies-Mets game, so I was part of that remarkable scene where the crowd was chanting "USA! USA!" as news spread about the killing of Osama bin Laden. I started a post about the experience, but ...

A former Navy admiral and counter terrorism strategist after Sept. 11, former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, described the death of Osama bin Laden as national and personal justice, as well as professional satisfaction. Sestak was working in the Pentagon on ...

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. After a decade of hunting, terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden was brought to ground in Pakistan by U.S. Special Forces last night. All of us remember where we were on that horrible September day in ...

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, the first Iraq War veteran in Congress, never toured in Afghanistan, but he understands the emotions of achieving a mission nearly a decade in the making. In a brief phone interview, Murphy shared his thoughts ...

As the news of Osama bin Laden's death settled in Monday morning, U.S. lawmakers began reacting, offering their statements of support. Here's what has been released from Pennsylvania's members of Congress so far. We'll add to the list as they ...

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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was among the congressional leaders in attendance at a bipartisan White House dinner with President Barack Obama Monday night, an attempt at political unity scheduled before the killing of Osama bin Laden. Casey greeted Obama, commending ...

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